Hyderabad, April 11 -- Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha has accused the state government of large-scale irregularities in awarding contracts within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), alleging that projects worth over Rs 1,100 crore were granted without a proper tender process.

Speaking at a press conference, Kavitha claimed that the current Congress government has continued and expanded the practice of awarding contracts on a nomination basis. While similar works worth Rs 480 crore were allocated this way during the previous BRS regime, she alleged that the scale has now risen to Rs 1,148 crore.

Contract irregularities

She stated that awarding contracts witho...